Garment bag

ABSTRACT

A garment bag which may be used to hold a suit and other clothing accessories usually worn with the suit. It comprises a hanger for carrying the jacket and pants of the suit and a sheet of material covering the hanger which has a plurality of article holding pockets. The pockets are used to carry other items of clothing commonly worn with the suit. A covering which encloses the sheet protects the suit and other clothing from soiling.

United States Patent Raschdorf 45 Dec, 5, 1972 [541 GARMENT BAG 1,579,023 3/l926 Myers ..206/7 K Inventor: Richard Raschdort, Tidewater 2,626,735 1/1953 Gwmn e! a]. ..ZZB/DIG. 1

Avenue, Massapequa 1758 FOREIGN PATENTS OR APPLICATIONS [22] Filed: 1970 546,235 3/1932 Germany ..223/88 [21] Appl. No.: 73,381

Primary Examiner-Joseph R. Leclalr Assistant Examiner-John M. Caskie (g1. Att0mey Edwm-d Halle [58] Field of Search ..223/88,96ZI7ZL7;129O//Z1I2 [57 ABSTRACT A garment bag which may be used 'to hold a suit and [56] References Cited other clothing accessories usually worn with the suit. It comprises a hanger for carrying the jacket and pants UNITED STATES PATENTS of the suit and a sheet of material covering the hanger 2 1 which has a plurality of article holding pockets. The 98721 7/1937 Mapbury et 0 UX pockets are used to carry other items of clothing com- 2,325,806 8/1943 S1mmons ....l90/4l2 UX monly wom with the Suit A covering which encloses 233 33: 51 3:21: the sheet protects the suit and other clothing from 001'6 '1' 1,591,538 7/1926 Lenzikow ..206/7 H Sol mg 2,019,993 11/1935 Regal ..2/247 X 3 Claims, 3 Drawing Figures PAIENTED 0H: 5 I972 m w m RICHARD RASCHDORF 22mm H 1 A TTOR/VEX GARMENT BAG The present invention is an improved garment bag which has means provided for holding a suit jacket and pants as well as other items commonly worn with the suit such as shirts, socks, handkerchiefs, ties, shoes and the like. The garment bag is of the general type commonly used by travelers for transporting clothing from one place to another. It comprises a hanger for supporting the. suit, a sheet of material having article holding means thereon which is laid over the hanger, and an outer covering which protects the suit and other articles when the bag is used. This garment bag allows the traveler to carry both a suit and the associated articles of clothing worn with the suit.

It is an object of this invention to provide a garment bag that may be used by travelers.

It is a further object of this invention to provide a garment bag which may hold a suit and the other clothing and accessories commonly worn with the suit.

It is yet another object of this invention to provide a garment bag that can hold and protect a suit and other clothing from soiling.

These and other objects will become apparent to those skilled in the artupon reading the specification and claims, and upon using the invention in practice.

A preferred embodiment has been chosen for purposes of illustration, and is shown in the accompanying drawings which form a part of the specification wherein:

FIG. 1 is a plan view of the garment bag with the right hand side shown in cutaway view to reveal the positioning of the various components of the invention when a suit is placed in the bag;

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the bag showing the hanger and article' holding sheet; and

FIG. 3 is a plan view showing in dotted line the various components of the invention which are placed on the hanger.

The garment bag of the present invention comprises a hanger having a hook 12 at its uppermost portion and two sloping shoulder portions 14 which are connected to a horizontal hanger bar 16. Such a hanger is commonly used to hang clothing, and is well known in the art.

A removable piece of sheet material 18 having a plurality of article holding pocket means, generally indicated by reference numeral 20 in FIG. 3, is laid over the hanger 10 to providea means for carrying various articles of clothing. The sheet or pocket holder 18 has an opening 22 at its top through which hook 12 of hanger 10 protrudes.

The upper edge of the pocket holder 18 is properly rounded, sloped or shaped to snugly fit on the shoulders 14 of the hanger. The hanger 10 and pocket holder 18 are enclosed by covering 24 which preferably has zipper means 26 or some equivalent opening and closing means. Cover 24 keeps the articles held in the garment bag clean when the bag is used.

One can very simply place a suit and the associated items of clothing in the present invention by first placing a pair of slacks 28 over hanger bar 16. Pocket holder 18 is then placed over hook 12 of hanger l0 and over hanger shoulders 14. The various pocket means in holder 18 may then be filled with clothing and accessories. For example, as seen in FIG. 2, pocket 30 may be used to hold shirts, pocket 32 may be used to hold socks, pocket 34 may be used to hold handkerchlefs,

and pockets 36 and 38 on the other side of holder 18 may be used to hold such items as ties, shoes and the like.

After the pockets are filled in holder 18, the suit jacket 40 together with vest if any, or similar item or items of clothing are placed over the holder 18 so as to be supported by shoulder portions 14 of hanger 10.

Cover 24 is then placed over everything mentioned above and is closed by means of zipper 26 to protect the articles of clothing from soiling. 4

When completely assembled as described above, the present invention provides a garment bag which holds and protects a suit and various articles of clothing worn with it.

As various changes may be made in the form, arrangement and construction of the various components of this invention without departing from the spirit and scope of this invention, and without sacrificing any of its advantages, all matter herein is to be taken as illustrative and not in a limiting sense.

Wherefore I claim:

1. A garment bag comprising, in combination: a hanger comprising a hook, sloping upper arms and a cross bar connected to the ends of said arms, separate, removable article holding sheet means comprising a portion conforming to and fitting over the sloping upper arms of the hanger, an opening fitting around said hanger hook, sides overlying said hanger cross bar and at least one pocket; and bag cover means being substantially positioned around said hanger and article holding sheet means.

2. A garment bag as claimed in claim 1, in which the bag cover means has closure means.

3. A garment bag as claimed in claim 2, in which the closure means comprise zipper means. 

1. A garment bag comprising, in combination: a hanger comprising a hook, sloping upper arms and a cross bar connected to the ends of said arms, separate, removable article holding sheet means comprising a portion conforming to and fitting over the sloping upper arms of the hanger, an opening fitting around said hanger hook, sides overlying said hanger cross bar and at least one pocket; and bag cover means being substantially positioned around said hanger and article holding sheet means.
 2. A garment bag as claimed in claim 1, in which the bag cover means has closure means.
 3. A garment bag as claimed in claim 2, in which the closure means comprise zipper means. 